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Michigan State Spartans vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights
The Michigan State Spartans and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Madison Square Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Spartans as -5.5-point favorites versus the Scarlet Knights, while the game's total opened at 148.5.
Rutgers was a 80-72 loser in its last match on the road against Nittany Lions. They failed to cover the +7-point spread as underdogs.
Last time out for Michigan State, they were a 80-78 winner as they battled Fighting Illini at home. They covered in the match as a -1-point favorite.
Michigan State:
Team record: 16-2 SU,12-6 ATS
Current Streak: won 11 straight games.
Michigan State is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Michigan State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Michigan State's last 5 games on the road
Rutgers:
Team record: 10-9 SU,7-12 ATS
Rutgers is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Rutgers is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Rutgers's last 21 games at home
Next up:
Michigan State home to Minnesota Tuesday, January 28
Rutgers at Northwestern Wednesday, January 29